Key statistics
Satellite CZ-6A DEB at a glance.
Uptime
1071
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CZ-6A DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: CZ-6A DEB
International designator: 2022-151XN
Object number (NORAD): 55516
Object ID (CCSDS): 55516
Country: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.138 minutes
Inclination: 98.6082 deg
SMA: 6999.82 km
Apoapsis: 656.951 km
Periapsis: 586.418 km
RAAN: 342.2841 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00503818
Argument of periapsis: 281.9155 deg
Mean anomaly: 77.641 deg
Mean motion: 14.82424133 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00032034 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0039005162 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 15, 2025, 6:23 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 2:31 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CZ-6A DEB
TLE line 1: 1 55516U 22151XN 25288.10544210 .00032034 00000-0 39005-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 55516 98.6082 342.2841 0050382 281.9155 77.6410 14.82424133149887
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CZ-6A DEB.
Associated space launch
Chinese satellite reported for atmospheric/ocean/environmental/spatial parameter research purposes, details TBD.
CZ-6A DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Long March 6A | Yunhai 3’, on board a Long March 6A space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 11, 2022, 10:52 p.m. from Launch Complex 9A.
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Long March 6A | Yunhai 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 11, 2022, 10:52 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Long March 6A
Launch pad: Launch Complex 9A
Location: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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